~I already wrote about this, but I thought I'd put it here. We had a potluck at church on Sunday. I took a Stouffer's lasagna I had in the freezer. I felt guilty I didn't cook something. But the two of us could never eat a whole lasagna.
~I bought a foot soak on clearance at Target a few weeks ago. I wanted to give it a try. You put some in a small container of water to soak your feet. This is what we came up with....
Yes- that is Gus's duck bathtub. And yes, my husband and I did it together. We were having a family "spa" moment. Gus was quite confused because he couldn't get in his duck....
~My floor has been disgusting for almost two weeks, and I finally mopped it today. I didn't want to mop it while we had our dog visitor because it would just get dirty really fast....
~There were some piles of clothes in our bathroom that got mixed up - some clean and some dirty. Josh asked, "Are you smelling my pants to see if they are clean?" as I was smelling them. And yes they were clean. However, my pants were dirty...I really need to fold clothes today!
Enough of that!
Things Making Me Smile (What I'm loving):
1) Gus talking, all the time- I know it won't be long before we are having conversations, I can't wait!
2) Gus walking- yes, I said walking! He took 5 steps on Monday (of course while I was gone) and then 3 steps yesterday! I can't believe my little boy is that big.
3)My husband cleaned up my kitchen for me while I was gone on Monday- I REALLY appreciated it!
4)Gus and I made a trip to Hobby Lobby yesterday. I have several craft projects we are going to do, but for now they are a surprise :)
5) I made homemade baked mozzarella sticks last night! I looked at several recipes, and this is what I ended up doing:
Baked Mozzarella Sticks
Mozzarella Sticks, cut in half
3 eggs, beaten
Flour
Panko
Italian Seasoning
Salt
Marinara Sauce
I put the Mozzarella sticks in the freezer for several hours. I then took them out and cut them in half. I rolled them in flour first. I then dipped them in the egg. Next I dipped them in a mixture of Panko, Italian seasoning (about a teaspoon), and a few dashes of salt. I dipped them back in the egg and again in the Panko mix and placed them on a cookie sheet. If I had room in my freezer, I might have put them back in there for a few minutes to harden the breading a little bit.
I then baked them at 425 for about 10 minutes. The panko wasn't brown yet, so I turned on the broiler just long enough to brown the sticks.
They tasted really good! You could make these ahead of time and just put them in the fridge or freezer. This was an easy appetizer!
6) I just got my floor mopped. It had been dirty for a while. The house now smells fresh and I can relax!
7) I have finished putting all of Gus's pictures up until now into photo books to order. Now I only am waiting for a good sale. I am glad I will have his first year documented well. Hopefully I can keep it up!
8) My feet are warm inside my soft Ugg house shoes my mom got me for Christmas- so comfy!
9)I'm still really enjoying having my nails painted, although I need to redo them right now. I think I'm going to keep painting them for a while!
10) I'm thankful to have a husband that loves our little boy so much! Just this morning, Josh looked at me and said, "I love our little boy." Gus is so blessed to have such a great daddy.
On to Pinterest:
Source: allthingslovelyblog.com via Catie on Pinterest
I saw these French Dip Sandwiches and they look easy and yummy, I want to try!
Source: pixelatedcrumb.com via Catie on Pinterest
These would probably be dangerous for me to make!
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Homemade chips and Avocado Ranch dip- honestly- what could be better???
Happy Wednesday!! Is it really February already??
